Intel Core i3-2332M vs AMD Turion II M540

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2332M and AMD Turion II M540 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2332M

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1353 vs 912
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2011 vs 10 September 2009
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1353 vs 912

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II M540

  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 967 vs 936
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 967 vs 936

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-2332M
CPU 2: AMD Turion II M540

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
936
967
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1353
912
Name Intel Core i3-2332M AMD Turion II M540
PassMark - Single thread mark 936 967
PassMark - CPU mark 1353 912

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-2332M AMD Turion II M540

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Caspian
Launch date September 2011 10 September 2009
Place in performance rating 2363 2339
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Series AMD Turion II

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 149 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 1024 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Transistor count 624 million
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz
Number of threads 2

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported G2 (988B) Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 35 Watt

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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